Money Blog - It's Only A Game

Partial screenshot of a Let's Play by YouTuber PotatoMcWhiskey of Civilization VI: Gathering Storm by Firaxis
THE SCENARIO I was watching a Let's Play of Civilization VI on YouTube earlier this week, and during the video, the player (PotatoMcWhiskey, or Potato for short) discovered that he could effectively lend money to the computer-controlled Mapuche nation, and was trying to figure out what his ROI would be... using division rather than financial math. This is completely understandable because the Time aspect is a bit blurry (the game works in Turns, only loosely connected to months and years) and also most people don't know how to use financial calculators. But when I see situations like this come up in 'real l... Read more...